Just as there are counterfeiting machines used for the purpose of duplicating currency notes, in the same manner, photocopy machines, computers or laptops can be used for duplicating work containing copyright. Any person who is knowingly using these plates or is in possession of a plate is liable for punishment for 2 years along with fine. These are tools through which artistic and other files can be copied. Punishment can be less than six months or fine less than fifty thousand when the infringement was not for gains or profits during the course of trade or business.Īlso, Section 65 of the Act provides for the punishment for possession of plates. Section 63 of the Act deals with the offence of infringement of copyright which shall be punishable with imprisonment for a term not less than six months extending up to three years and fine not less than fifty thousand rupees extending up to two lakh rupees. Section 51 of the Copyright Act, 1957 provides that when an individual without the permission of the owner of the copyright holder, does an act which is exclusively permitted to only the owner of the copyright and makes copies of the original work of the copyright holder, then it is said to be an infringement of the copyright and is punishable under the statute.

Before we delve into this subject, we need to understand what constitutes Copyright Infringement. The legal aspect of copyright infringement and data piracy can be derived from the Copyright Act, 1957 statute. Though the activity is not inherently illegal, rather it is perceived as a simpler and more convenient way to share content online but there are chances of one end up lending themselves in legal trouble. It is pertinent to note that this acts as a loophole for the authorities to trace a single-serve used for cyber-crime or that has violated any legal principles. This happens with the help of specialized software that takes tiny parts of the file from multiple computers (from all over the world) and assembles them into a complete version. Rather each peer acts as a mini-server, which significantly reduces the network load. Torrenting is essentially different from typical downloading as it uses peer-to-peer (p2p) file sharing approach where burden is not on any single server. How is it different from regular downloading? (To all those who already know about it, most of us did watch GoT like that, didn’t we?) It has a wide variety of latest movies, games, books, music, TV series, etc is available to download as soon as it releases officially and sometimes, even before that.

Downloading and sharing content is free.

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